Christian Heilmann 11/24/2025

Shuffling a CSS grid using custom properties

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This article details a method for shuffling items in a CSS Grid on every page reload, as requested by a client. It critiques pure JavaScript solutions for performance reasons and instead leverages the CSS `order` property combined with CSS custom properties (variables). A small JavaScript function sets a random order value on the parent element, keeping the heavy reordering work within the CSS engine for better efficiency. The article includes code examples and a link to a demo on GitHub.

Shuffling a CSS grid using custom properties

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